Taylor Hall likes to slash people too.


He also likes to throw elbows and knees.


Keeps guys honest who are gonna take a run at him.


Worked well for Messier
- robin_steele264

My favourite hockey play ever...

Pavel Bure giving someone a flying blindside elbow to the head. I think it might have been Kelly Chase? It was some goon.

Nice to see the actual skilled players who should be in the league getting some back against the goons who shouldn't even be on the ice.

Man Kessel - Scott was (frank)ing hilarious. The look on Phil's face when Scott actually starts to throw was "WTF????!!!!" Can't believe he won against Flynn though...who is that guy and how soft do you have to be to lose a fight to Kessel?
- AdamFrench

Softer than what I'd be watching Matt Damon and Michael Douglas make out in Behind the Candelabra

Carlyle put Kessel out there and you guys did have the last change. Why is no one pointing this out ? He was well aware that John Scott was out there but he opted to play Kessel anyways. They shouldn't waive clarksons suppression. Phil should of manned up instead of running away swinging his stick. Would this even be an issue if Phil decided to drop the gloves or would we all still be arguing over it?
- jaumiller

That's stupid reasoning isn't it..
Let's just put Orr, McClaren and some other goon on the ice 20mins per period; in this way Pittsburg never gets to play Crosby / Malkin, and Detroit will not be able to put Zetterberg, Datsyuk on the ice...

Having a 'tough guy' (ahum..) like Scott on the ice, does not necessarily give him the right to go after the skilled player for no reason...

Man Kessel - Scott was (frank)ing hilarious. The look on Phil's face when Scott actually starts to throw was "WTF????!!!!" Can't believe he won against Flynn though...who is that guy and how soft do you have to be to lose a fight to Kessel?
- AdamFrench

He's just as small as kessel, if you would have asked me before the game who'd win in a fight I'd say its a toss up. He's not a fighter and more importantly he wasn't as ticked off as kessel.

He's just as small as kessel, if you would have asked me before the game who'd win in a fight I'd say its a toss up. He's not a fighter and more importantly he wasn't as ticked off as kessel.
- Sabresfan-365

Kessel was pretty (frank)ing mad

There is no code

There was.

There hasn't been one in a long time
- robin_steele264

There is most definitely a code.

3/4 of the occurrences of the word "respect" have been removed over the years.

That's stupid reasoning isn't it..
Let's just put Orr, McClaren and some other goon on the ice 20mins per period; in this way Pittsburg never gets to play Crosby / Malkin, and Detroit will not be able to put Zetterberg, Datsyuk on the ice...

Having a 'tough guy' (ahum..) like Scott on the ice, does not necessarily give him the right to go after the skilled player for no reason...
- MaximusAurelius

are you familiar with the game of hockey?

you're on the ice and someone goes after you then man the (frank) up.. drop your stick.. and fight.. win or lose thats how it works

both kessel and clarkson need to be suspended. that was BS.

embarassed to be a leafs fan today.

Sabre fans calling Kessel a player who plays with an edge.

They'll make anything up to make themselves feel better.
- burn

Wow

... just when you think Canucks/Flyers/Habs fans have a lock on the stupidity around here

That's stupid reasoning isn't it..
Let's just put Orr, McClaren and some other goon on the ice 20mins per period; in this way Pittsburg never gets to play Crosby / Malkin, and Detroit will not be able to put Zetterberg, Datsyuk on the ice...

Having a 'tough guy' (ahum..) like Scott on the ice, does not necessarily give him the right to go after the skilled player for no reason...
- MaximusAurelius

I never said play them for 20 mins. And on a completely different note did anyone notice the refs had helmet cams? Would love to see that video....

are you familiar with the game of hockey?

you're on the ice and someone goes after you then man the (frank) up.. drop your stick.. and fight.. win or lose thats how it works

both kessel and clarkson need to be suspended. that was BS.

embarassed to be a leafs fan today.
- Dozzer

Clarkson sure Kessel...eh...suspend him for tapping a 6'7 behemoth on ice trying to turn him into glue?

Clarkson sure Kessel...eh...suspend him for tapping a 6'7 behemoth on ice trying to turn him into glue?
- AdamFrench

you dont swing your stick like an axe.... period.

you dont swing your stick like an axe.... period.
- Dozzer

Scott is as tall and thick as a tree...ergo!

I think the rules mention only the first one or two players. Not sure though.
- Gunslinger

So the key is to send over your goon, and your 8th Dman ...

and then the whole team gets to go!!

Wow

... just when you think Canucks/Flyers/Habs fans have a lock on the stupidity around here
- Aetherial

It's really only a few...most sabres fans can acknowledge thr fact that this could have gone the other way and we would have wanted our team to react accordingly. The next time these teams meet it could be mcclaren going after vanek and foligno hoping the bench while vanek hacks in self defense.

are you familiar with the game of hockey?

you're on the ice and someone goes after you then man the (frank) up.. drop your stick.. and fight.. win or lose thats how it works

both kessel and clarkson need to be suspended. that was BS.

embarassed to be a leafs fan today.
- Dozzer

Thank you. I'm not happy about what happened last night either. Every league I've played in, no matter what skill level you are if someone drops the gloves so do you. Nothing worse than skating away from a fight....

Scott is as tall and thick as a tree...ergo!
- AdamFrench

sorry man.. just cant laugh at that.

it was pure and utter bullpoop.

take the black eye and get your retribution later

you dont swing your stick like an axe.... period.
- Dozzer

No, you don't.

There are lots of things you don't do however. Have your behemoth goon go after of of the most skilled players in the league is one of them.

When was the last time you saw a designated goon go after the top star on the other team.

The Leafs didn't start this BS. In fact, it started when Tropp started the fight agaiinst Devane and Scott chose to continue it in the stupidest way.

are you familiar with the game of hockey?

you're on the ice and someone goes after you then man the (frank) up.. drop your stick.. and fight.. win or lose thats how it works

both kessel and clarkson need to be suspended. that was BS.

embarassed to be a leafs fan today.
- Dozzer

preseason game.. please explain to me what the relevance of that fight would be

are you familiar with the game of hockey?

you're on the ice and someone goes after you then man the (frank) up.. drop your stick.. and fight.. win or lose thats how it works

both kessel and clarkson need to be suspended. that was BS.

embarassed to be a leafs fan today.
- Dozzer

I agree that Clarkson move was stupid .

As for your view of Kessel . What the (frank) was he supposed to do drop them against Scott ? Seriously ?

You'd run like a b!tch too .

Clarkson sure Kessel...eh...suspend him for tapping a 6'7 behemoth on ice trying to turn him into glue?
- AdamFrench

clarkson is gone for 10 games we have already seen it once in the preseason from LA kessel cant argue with the first swing of the stick the 2nd one how ever if you watch the video scott already had a crowd around him they may get kessel a game or 2 ....not that anyone can blame him for defending himself

It's really only a few...most sabres fans can acknowledge thr fact that this could have gone the other way and we would have wanted our team to react accordingly. The next time these teams meet it could be mcclaren going after vanek and foligno hoping the bench while vanek hacks in self defense.
- Sabresfan-365

If Maclaren goes after Vanek he deserves to get jumped from behind and have his ankles slashed

are you familiar with the game of hockey?

you're on the ice and someone goes after you then man the (frank) up.. drop your stick.. and fight.. win or lose thats how it works

both kessel and clarkson need to be suspended. that was BS.

embarassed to be a leafs fan today.
- Dozzer

Really? I am a bit embarrassed at the 2nd slash and the spear Kessel gave Scott, but I think the first 1 was ok...well, not ok, but not suspension worthy. I'd have done the same thing against Scott

sorry man.. just cant laugh at that.

it was pure and utter bullpoop.

take the black eye and get your retribution later
- Dozzer

Bruce , I respect you as a ref .

But this is the STUPIDEST thing I have ever seen typed on HB .

And that's hard to do

Thank you. I'm not happy about what happened last night either. Every league I've played in, no matter what skill level you are if someone drops the gloves so do you. Nothing worse than skating away from a fight....
- jaumiller

oh hell.. i'm okay with skating away from a fight.. but to swing your stick like a club.... its as douchey as it comes.

i'm a leafs fan through and through but i hope someone kicked his ass in the dressing room for that.

I agree that Clarkson move was stupid .

As for your view of Kessel . What the (frank) was he supposed to do drop them against Scott ? Seriously ?

You'd run like a b!tch too .
- .HOHO.

he didnt run

running i am okay with

the lumberjack BS is flat out wrong.